| Updated Tue, May 9th 2017 at 15:04 GMT +3Photo CourtesyThe search for a supplier for ballot papers for this year's elections is in a crucial stage after eight firms returned the bid papers to the electoral agency. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had invited firms that had participated in the cancelled process plus any other firms interested to supply the 120 million ballot papers for Sh2.5 billion. The tender documents were opened last Thursday and an evaluation process began immediately. The evaluation team was given seven days to complete the process of picking the most suitable firm. South Africa's Pearl Media had claimed that Al Ghuarair can print a maximum of two million ballot papers per day yet the tender requires 120 million in 30 days.

Source: Standard Digital May 09, 2017 06:11 UTC